This report summarizes an experimental effort in integrating and testing an automated vehicle lateral control system. The project, a cooperative effort between the California Partners for Advanced Transit and Highway ( PATH) Program and IMRA America, Inc., included a discrete roadway reference system, on-vehicle magnetic sensing system, a computer control system and a hydraulic actuator.
An ongoing experimental research project focusing on vehicle lateral control is reported. This project is being jointly conducted by the University of California's PATH Program and IMRA America, Inc. The lateral control system to be tested uses the concept of cooperation between the vehicle-borne steering control system and a discrete magnetic reference system in the roadway. The components of this experimental setup are described. The analytical and experimental research conducted before this project on the various components are reviewed, some results of the completed tests are provided, and the planned tests are outlined.